Workers around Turkey celebrate May Day
As workers in Istanbul confronted severe police brutality while attempting to mark Workers' Day, their counterparts across Turkey gathered to raise their voices for better working conditions, fair wages, and the right to form unions.
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Despite Turkish government's attempts to prevent May Day celebrations in country's biggest city Istanbul, workers around Turkey gathered in order to celebrate International Workers' Day.
Gazete Duvar journalists Pelin Akdemir, İsmail Akduman, Emrullah Bayrak, Mustafa Özdemir, Tamer Yavuz, Duygu Kıt, Sebahattin Aydın, and Esma Turan reported from the celebrations around the country.
Photo: A labor union member holds flowers in front of the Victory Monument which is banned and closed for those who want to celebrate May Day at Taksim Square in Istanbul REUTERS/Umit Bektas